Strong is the Seed (1949)

English scientist William Farrer, on health trip to Australia, advises his friends to invest money in wheat farming. In a hotel in Queanbeyan, Farrer hears that rust is playing havoc with farmers' crops, and his friends, who were ruined, have both just committed suicide. Searching for a cure for rust, Farrer meets Nina De Salis, daughter of a politician.

Date of release
1949-03-04
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Drama
Director
Arthur Greville Collins

Casting

Interesting facts

Strong is the Seed is a 1949 Australian drama film, about the life of agronomist and plant breeder William Farrer.

Production

In 1947 a prospectus was issued for the Arthur Collins Film Corporation, seeking to raise finance to make a film of this play. The company also announced intentions to make three more films a year.

The film was shot in and around Bathurst, New South Wales and Minto, New South Wales and in a studio at the Sydney Showground from November 1947, with shooting taking six weeks. Henry Krips composed the music.

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